Early this morning we were awakened by thunder and lightning and a pitchfork and hammerhandles rain that I wish for League City.
Off to Music City after breakfast ... first stop is the Visitor's Center and then a stroll to the Ryman Auditorium (the old Opry House). Fond memories flood back from the days when Donna and I were stationed at Sewart AFB in Smyna and we actually WENT to the Grand Ole Opry. You sat on wooden benches and watched the entertainers troop across the stage. They warmed up their instruments on the side of the stage while the main act performed on center stage. Our walking tour took us by the various shops, restaurants and honky tonks on Broadway Street. One fascinating place was the Hatch Show Print shop. It was full of very interesting woodblock prints, mostly used as advertisements for a variety of products and shows throughout America. It is one of the oldest show poster print shops in the United States. Trip bought a print of an exclamation mark (you have to see it to get it - it's a visual thing). We drove to Centennial Park to see the Parthenon, a replica of the one in Athens, hence the term -- Nashville, the Athens of the South. It was really something ... built in the 1800's to celebrate the Nashville Centennial. It houses Nashville's art museum and Athena Parthenos, at 42 feet it is the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world. Having filled our heads with culture, we filled our stomachs at the Big River Grill and Brewing Works.
I am trying to add pictures ... please bear with me ... I'm old and very slow to figure it out!
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